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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1925
Page
2
Pomeroy officers are aggressively seeking a miscreant who damaged leather upholstery on a new electric street railway car. Officials say they will pay more than the damage cost to catch the culprit after a second similar act on another seat bank, indicating it was not accidents.
Curt W. Weaver announces robust admission for the best baby contest at the auto show infant division. Entrants include singles and twins with hopes for triplets. prizes of 3.09, 5.00, and 10.00 in gold. Entries close Wednesday at noon.
In Pomeroy on March 2 the day began with calm but by morning a sharp wind grew stronger bringing a cold air that dropped the temperature to 30 degrees by nightfall. Snow then fell as the day ended and winds continued.
Syracuse students prepare a pastoral play featuring fourteen roles to be performed by pupils. The exact date will be announced soon in Pomeroy.
Pomroy Bend Gas Co incorporated in Delaware with main office in Wilmington has applied to the Division of Securities in Columbus for a license to deal in securities. The notice states the company has no agents.
Tickets went on sale for the Pomeroy gym game featuring Rome Township Stewart and Pomeroy high schools boys and girls teams. The games are billed as basketball classics of the season with evenly matched contenders.
Walter Franz returned to the Parkersburg Rig and Reel company after visiting his parents in Mulberry Avenue. Frank Zeiher from Columbus spent over Sunday with his Syracuse parents. Dorothy Lehew and Kathleen Maurer, Ohio University coeds, visited Aunt J. Hartenbach in Urichsville.
Mrs. Eliza Carpenter aged 68 died Sunday evening after suffering from burns caused by catching fire from an open grate she used to warm her back. The incident occurred Saturday in Pomeroy and funeral arrangements had not been set at the time of writing.
March 2 report from Pomeroy mocks fans who criticized the Pomeroy high basketball team after a close loss to Gallipolis. The Messenger bureau cat humorously notes many could not play as well as the players, underscoring mixed local judgment.
Mrs. Frank Fell, 44, of Naylor's Run Meigs County, died from a paralytic stroke she suffered Friday. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 1 PM at Pine Grove church, with burial there. She is survived by her husband, two daughters Mrs. Forest Bailey and Mrs. Edw. Young, and two sons Leo and at home. Finsterwald funeral directors in charge.
Gallipolis Ohio March 1 firemen walked off duty demanding 1.50 dollars to respond to a fire and 75 cents an hour to fight blazes. The city commission has not yet granted the pay increases.
Rev W C Jones preached on the forgotten children of America to a large congregation at Pome roy Presbyterian church Sunday evening, with the talk intently followed and greatly appreciated.
Scotland Yard employs radio to link eight radio equipped motor trucks with headquarters. Detectives can communicate by telephone up to thirty miles and by telegraph up to two hundred miles.
Efforts under way to form a British corporation to develop the Whiley marine oil engine, an American invention praised as the most perfect oil engine yet produced. A leading British shipbuilder seeks capital to back the venture.
Belmont county town with population over 4000 relies on a distant exchange at Sellaire for all local calls, making it the largest Ohio community without its own phone system.
The Middleport Literary club, founded from a small reading circle in Ohio, grew into a federated women’s club with 45 active members and a 30 year federation anniversary. It centers on intellectual and social culture, supports local literary and philanthropic endeavors, and holds alternating Wednesday meetings with notable past presidents and a large current membership.
Tokyo reports a supposed new gold field on the Aldana River in Eastern Siberia described as very rich. Russians rush to the district and adopt a gentleman's agreement. twenty pounds of gold ends prospecting for others. Experts doubt the vast value but expect gold.
Ezra Sliger, veteran engineer at Garrett Indiana, proved his health was seriously impaired by operating a leaky Baltimore and Ohio Railroad locomotive. He was awarded 13069 dollars 80 cents in damages by the court.
The Crestline city council adopts a six taps curfew bell as an economic measure. Children under 16 will no longer need to count twelve strokes to recognize the signal and head home.
An eye wash mixture of camphor hydrastis and witch hazel marketed as Lavoptik helps weak sore or strained eyes. A small bottle is claimed to aid most cases with an aluminum eye cup offered free at Gibson's Pharmacy.
Will F. King 62 of Columbus died Saturday at 3 30 pm at the home of his brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs M M Bryson on Main Street He had been in poor health since a stroke in Akron six years ago He is survived by his widow a sister and two brothers Funeral services Tuesday at 2 pm at the Bryson home conducted by Rev Turner of the Methodist church Burial is in Maplewood Cemetery King was a member of the Maccabee lodge in Glouster.
The W C T U meeting is postponed until March 10. Howard Wells of Columbus visited Mrs Wells in this city over Sunday. C A McDonald left for Columbus this morning for a few days. Funeral services for Glenn Gardner son of C A Gardner near Mountville were held at Mountville Church this afternoon at 2 o clock. Burial followed at Mountville cemetery. Miss Mabel Jones of Athens arrived Saturday to visit relatives and her parents near Federal. Miss Carrie Smith went to Athens Saturday and stayed with her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Glenn Jones.
Mrs. Frank Gale of Hollister traveled to Columbus on Saturday to be hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Tom Foster, spending time with the couple.
The body identified as Edith Overmyer of Harve De Grace Maryland. She died from carbon monoxide fumes in her room ten days earlier in Chillicothe.
GLOUSTER March ? Albert Mechem of this city was arrested Saturday afternoon on a charge of beating up his father Frank Mechem. The fine and costs totaled $9.80. The elder Mechem is crippled with only one arm and recently broke a hip, leaving him unable to defend himself well.
A grandmother used Wyeths Sage and Sulphur to darken faded hair. The routine involved applying the mixture with a comb or brush, restoring natural color by morning after repeated use, with a well known local druggist noting its popularity for even, natural looking results.
Dr. Andrews of Kansas City announces a lightweight truss claimed to heal ruptures without operation. The device weighs ounces and eschews pads belts or steel bands. He offers free trials by request through the Messenger.
March Bath Abbey in Bath England faces possible collapse due to death watch beetle damage to its oaken timbers and leaden roof supports. Eminent cathedral architects have been called in to assess the structure's condition.
Oliver Lamb, a Rochester farmer, pleads not guilty to criminal assault alleged by his 14 year old step daughter. Officials call him a wolf in sheep's clothing and he is bound over to the grand jury on a $2,000 bond.
Caseload before the Craigford county grand jury is light with less than a sane number of cases to be submitted. Four prisoners remain in the county jail awaiting grand jury consideration today.
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